Launch Overview
Vehicle
Delta 7920-8
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
CC / LC17A
Outcome
Success
Flight
D247
COSPAR Designator
1997-045
Mission
ACE (Astrophysics)
The objective of the ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer) is to collect observations of particles of solar, interplanetary, interstellar, and galactic origins, spanning the energy range from that of keV.solar wind ions to galactic cosmic ray nuclei up to 600 MeV/nucleon.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Delta II 7920-8
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
981 (9 YTD)
Site launches
532 (9 YTD)
Pad launches
114 (4 YTD)